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I just had a teacher call me.

Teacher: "My son has hand, foot, and mouth disease. I have to make sub plans, can I drop them at your office?"

Me: "Your sub plans?"

Teacher: Sounding frazzled. "No, my son. Can I drop my son off in your office so I can work on my sub plans?"

Me: Holy Hannah, do I look like I run a day care in my office??!!??! I'm sorry your son is sick and all, but really?!?!? "No- I can't have your toddler aged son running around my office spreading his germs all over."

Teacher: "Ok, well, then."

Me: "Bye!"

Then this just happened.

Student: "Can you look at this bug bite and tell me if something bad will happen?"

Me: ... "Your confidence in my assessment skills is outstanding, however, it's a bug bite. I'm not sure what you mean by 'something bad'".

Student: "Well, can't you tell me if I am going to get some disease or something?"

Me: "Until you develop the symptoms of said disease, I have no way of knowing if your bug bite will make you sick or not."

Student: "Ok, well thanks anyways."

It's gonna be a weird day, I can tell already.

Specializes in School Nursing.
No. I work at a high school. This child is maybe 2 years old? Maybe 2 1/2? She was on maternity leave my first year here and I've been here 3 years.

Sooooo- she can't get her job done with a toddler underfoot but thinks that somehow YOU can?

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Sooooo- she can't get her job done with a toddler underfoot but thinks that somehow YOU can?

Why nurses are the most trusted profession time and time again. Kind of makes me think why teaching isn't at that spot.

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Should have told her you would take the kid, but a sick kid daycare cost is $50 per hour with an hour minimum!

And what happens should she say OK to that?

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You have to pay for daycare, esp sick baby care.

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Specializes in kids.
I just had a teacher call me.

Teacher: "My son has hand, foot, and mouth disease. I have to make sub plans, can I drop them at your office?"

Aren't sub plans suppose to be kept current?

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Specializes in family practice and school nursing.

just wow

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now I want to be a school nurse. How can you ever have a bad day? It's a comedy show. (just kidding) - I'm sure you get some sad cases in your office too - but wow! I don't think I'd be able to keep a straight face.

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Specializes in L&D.

ha! Oh goodness! I would probably look at that person with bewildered expression. Maybe they would take the hint.

Re: teachers believing in a school nurse's powers above and beyond. I once had a gym teacher ask me if a child's leg was broken. I didn't even have my filter on. I said "I don't know, I don't have an x-ray machine." Oops.

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And what happens should she say OK to that?

I would get the dictionary out and show her the definition of sarcasm. But, I can be a jerk sometimes.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
I would get the dictionary out and show her the definition of sarcasm. But, I can be a jerk sometimes.

I resemble that statement.

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